Mount Pleasant is a large suburban town in

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, United States. In the

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, it is the fourth-most populous municipality in South Carolina, and for several years was one of the state's fastest-growing areas, doubling in population between

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and

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. The population was 90,801 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Charleston metropolitan area. At the foot of the Arthur Ravenel Bridge is Patriots Point, a naval and maritime museum, home to the

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aircraft carrier , which is now a museum ship. The Ravenel Bridge, an eight-lane highway that is part of U.S. Route 17 and was completed in 2005, spans the Cooper River and links Mount Pleasant with the city of Charleston.

History

The site of Mount Pleasant was originally occupied by the Sewee people, an Algonquian language-speaking tribe. The first European settlers arrived from England on July 6, 1680, under the leadership of Captain Florentia O'Sullivan. Captain O'Sullivan had been granted , which included not only the island later named for him, but also the future site of Mount Pleasant. On the earliest map of the time, this area was called "North Point". In 1696, 51 new settlers arrived. Each family was allotted several hundred acres in the area that became known as Christ Church parish. In 1706, the

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withstood several attacks by the Spanish and the French from their settlements to the south and defeated French invaders in an area known as "Abcaw." Mt Pleasant St Andrews Episcopal 1

The area of "Abcaw" was Hobcaw Plantation, located between Shem Creek and the Wando River. Later, it was also known as Shipyard Plantation. Its access to deep water and abundant good timber made it ideal for developing a prosperous shipbuilding enterprise. Lands adjacent to Hobcaw Point were owned at different times by several English families, many of which maintained ferries that served Mount Pleasant. By 1721, 107 families were living in Christ Church parish, including 400 whites and 637 enslaved Africans or African Americans. As the area was developed for large plantations, enslaved Africans and African Americans made up the chief labor force of the slave society. Based on this history, the majority of the population in the town was African American through the 19th and early 20th centuries. In 1754, Charles Pinckney acquired a 715-acre plantation, cultivating the commodity crops of rice and indigo. It became known as Snee Farm near here. His son Charles retained the plantation until 1817. It was operated as a plantation through the 19th century. On September 24, 1860, a public meeting was held in Mount Pleasant; it resulted in the first

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resolution passed in the state. The secession convention met in Charleston on December 20, 1860. With the advent of the

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, Battery Guerry and an adjacent floating battery between Mount Pleasant and Sullivan's Island were instrumental in defense of the city. They were also bases for attacks on

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. The city was defended by a line of fortifications from Elliot's Creek at Boone Hall to Copahee Sound. Mount Pleasant was the secret training ground for the nine-man crew of the Confederate submarine . This small vessel was launched from Breach Inlet in 1864 to attack and sink the . Pitt street bridge in old village

The original plank-and-barrel footbridge, later known as the Pitt Street Bridge at the foot of the Old Village area in Mount Pleasant, was used by the crew of the "H.L. Hunley" to cross Breach Inlet to test the submarine. In 1899, the original wooden plank bridge was replaced by a trolley bridge. A generation later, in 1929, a steel

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was built for vehicle access between Sullivan's Island and Mount Pleasant. The Pitt Street bridge was dismantled in 1945, but the remains are visible in the

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. The area has been maintained since then as the Pickett Bridge Recreation Area. It was named for Charleston doctor Otis Pickett. The "Old Village" is Mount Pleasant's oldest neighborhood; the oldest home, 111 Hibben Street (the Hibben House) was constructed in 1755 by Jacob Motte, a descendant of French

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s who had immigrated to South Carolina to escape religious persecution. In the early 21st century, the Old Village is centered on the Pitt Street Shops at the northwestern end of the street. Among them is the Pitt Street Pharmacy, which was featured on the

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. It has operated at this location for more than 60 years. The numerous slaves were freed during and after the Civil War. In 1875 African Americans made up 73% of the population in Charleston County.Melinda Meeks Hennessy, "Racial Violence During Reconstruction: The 1876 Riots in Charleston and Cainhoy"
''South Carolina Historical Magazine,'' Vol. 86, No. 2, (April 1985), 104-106

Scanlonville

Some freedmen developed Scanlonville, one of the first African-American communities to be formed after the Civil War in the Charleston area. Today, it is a neighborhood within Mount Pleasant that has been annexed by the city. Robert Scanlon, a freedman carpenter, purchased the property known as Remley's Plantation, bordering Charleston harbor along the Wando River in Mount Pleasant. Scanlon was the president and founder of the Charleston Land Company, formed by 100 local freedmen who pooled their limited resources and paid $10 per share, to purchase large tracts of land in the area. The Charleston Land Company divided this tract into smaller lots so freedmen could have their land. Remley's Plantation was divided into farm lots and city lots (which were smaller) to form the community of Scanlonville. The Charleston Land Company and Scanlonville are one of four known cooperative real estate development ventures among African-American freedmen after the Civil War. Remley Point Cemetery is in Scanlonville. Shem Creek Boats

Riverside

West of Scanlonville is Riverside. During the

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years of much of the 20th century, this was known as the largest and oldest of five "black beaches" in Charleston County. It was established when public facilities were segregated under state law. Riverside officially opened in 1930 and featured a dance pavilion, athletics field, bathhouse, playground, and a boardwalk along the Wando River. Riverside Pavilion was the only venue where black city residents could see African-American musical legends such as

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, and

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, who also performed in whites-only venues. Music performances at the Pavilion spawned

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s, or night clubs, in Scanlonville and eventually a hotel called White's Paradise.

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was known to have frequented this hotel. Mount Pleasant - South Carolina

After the original park owner died in 1975, operations of the Riverside property were taken over by Charleston County. It eventually sold the property to a real estate company, which developed this area as a private gated community. Public access to the waterfront ended.

Hurricane Hugo and growth that followed

On September 21, 1989, Mount Pleasant was hit by Hurricane Hugo, a Category Four hurricane. While the town was spared from the worst of the storm (Category 4 conditions were suffered by areas further north of the city), the town and its neighboring

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s still had severe damage. Children who lived through the storm were featured in an early episode of

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's '' Nick News'', along with children who lived through

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. Development continued. A year after the storm, more people moved to the area, and the town had its most significant growth spurt. It increased from a population of roughly 23,000 in 1990 to one of roughly 47,000 in 2000.

County seat

The county seat for Berkeley County was located in Mount Pleasant from 1882 until 1895, when it was moved to Moncks Corner.

Bridges

In 1928, a bridge from the Charleston Peninsula to Mount Pleasant was built. Spanning Town Creek and the Cooper River, and crossing the uninhabited Drum Island, the two-lane Grace Memorial Bridge was opened as a toll bridge. A second and larger bridge, the Silas N. Pearman Bridge, opened in 1966. On July 16, 2005, the eight-lane Arthur Ravenel Bridge opened for automotive traffic, replacing the two aging bridges. It is one of the longest

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s in the Western Hemisphere. A week before the new bridge officially opened, pedestrians were allowed to cross the bridge, and commemorative coins were distributed. Also, a fireworks display was part of the ceremonies before the official opening. Several cars from the same time as the Grace Memorial Bridge, including several restored Model A Fords, made a final crossing of the old bridges. The remaining portions of the old bridges were demolished. Residents watched as the bridges were demolished by explosives over several weeks, through the summer of 2006. In 2004, Mount Pleasant became one of the first municipalities in the United States to pass a "pay-before-you-pump" gas ordinance. It was intended to reduce stealing of gas that had accompanied rising prices.

Geography

Mount Pleasant is located in central Charleston County at (32.823189, -79.845477), on the east side of

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and the tidal Wando River. It is bordered to the south by the city of Sullivan's Island and to the west and northwest, across the harbor and river, by the city of Charleston. Over time, the town limits have pushed northeastward from the Old Village area along U.S. Route 17, nearly as far as Awendaw. Mount Pleasant is separated from Charleston by the Cooper River. For many years, the town was populated largely on a seasonal basis by Charleston residents wealthy enough to afford summer homes across the river from the Charleston peninsula, where they would go believing they could escape the regular summer "fevers". The population of Mount Pleasant was centered in "Old Village". According to the

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, the town has a total area of , of which is land and (15.53%) is water.

Demographics

2020 census

As of the 2020 census, there were 90,801 people, 36,111 households, and 24,203 families residing in the town.

2010 census

At the 2010 census, there were 67,843 people, 19,025 households, and 12,860 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 20,197 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 90.17%

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, 7.25%

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, 0.17% Native American, 1.18% Asian, 0.02%

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, 0.39% from other races, and 0.82% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 1.33% of the population. There were 19,025 households, out of which 33.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.9% were married couples living together, 8.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.4% were non-families. 24.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.47 and the average family size was 2.99. In the town, the age distribution of the population shows 25.1% under the age of 18, 6.5% from 18 to 24, 35.3% from 25 to 44, 22.8% from 45 to 64, and 10.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.0 males. For every 100 adult females, there were 88.3 adult males. The median income for a household in the town was $61,054, and the median income for a family was $71,165. Males had a median income of $50,673 versus $31,640 for females. The

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for the city was $30,823. About 3.2% of families and 5.0% of the population were below the

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, including 5.3% of those under age 18 and 6.6% of those age 65 or over.

Arts and culture

Shopping

Mount Pleasant is growing in commercial retail stores, boutiques, including: * Mount Pleasant Towne Centre * Belle Hall Shopping Center * The Market at Oakland

Historic sites

The Auld Mound, Buzzard's Island Site, Christ Church, Cook's Old Field Cemetery, Long Point Plantation (38CH321), Lucas Family Cemetery, Mount Pleasant Historic District, Oakland Plantation House, Old Berkeley County Courthouse, Paul Pritchard Shipyard, Remley Point Cemetery, Slave Street, Smokehouse, and Allee, Boone Hall Plantation, Charles Pinckney National Historic Site, USS Laffey (DD-724), and USS Yorktown (CV-10) are listed on the

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Parks and recreation

The Charleston County Park and Recreation Commission (CCPRC) operates numerous facilities within Charleston County. The following are in Mount Pleasant. * Mount Pleasant Pier * Palmetto Islands County Park * Splash Island at Palmetto Islands County Park * Laurel Hill County Park * Future Park—off Rifle Range Road

Government

The Town of Mt. Pleasant is run by an elected

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. As of August 2021, the town council is composed of the mayor (Will Haynie) and eight at-large council members (Howard R. Chapman, P.E., Brenda Corley, Laura Hyatt, Kathy Landing, Tom O’Rouke, Jake Rambo, Gary Santos, and Guang Ming Whitley). The appointed town administrator is Eric DeMoura.

Education

Mount Pleasant's public schools are part of the Charleston County School District.

Elementary schools

* Belle Hall Elementary School * Carolina Park Elementary School * Charles Pinckney Elementary School * East Cooper Montessori Charter School * James B. Edwards Elementary School * Jennie Moore Elementary School * Laurel Hill Primary School * Mount Pleasant Academy * Whitesides Elementary School

Middle schools

* East Cooper Montessori Charter School * Laing Middle School * Moultrie Middle School * Thomas Cario Middle School Both Laing Middle School and Moultrie Middle School served as the town's high schools before Wando High School was built in 1973.

High schools

* Wando High School * Oceanside Collegiate Academy * Lucy Garret Beckham High School, Named for deceased Wando High School principal Lucy Garrett Beckham.

Private schools

* Christ Our King-Stella Maris Catholic School (Catholic Diocese of Charleston) ** Grades K-8 * Coastal Christian Preparatory School (formerly First Baptist Church School of Mt. Pleasant) ** Grades K-8 *Crown Leadership Academy **Preschool-12th grade *Palmetto Christian Academy (operated by East Cooper Baptist Church) **Preschool-12th grade * Trident Academy * University School of the Lowcountry * Primrose School of Mount Pleasant (infant thru private Pre-K and afterschool)

Media

Broadcast television

These TV stations have studios in and broadcast from Mount Pleasant: * WCBD-TV (2, NBC, CW): owned by

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* WCIV-TV (4, ABC,

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): owned by

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Infrastructure

Airport

The town of Mount Pleasant is served by the Charleston International Airport. It is located in the City of North Charleston and is about northwest of Mount Pleasant. It is the busiest passenger airport in South Carolina . The airport shares runways with the adjacent Charleston Air Force Base. Mount Pleasant Regional Airport also known as "Faison Field" and LRO, is a public airport located within the town limits northeast of the central business district of Mount Pleasant. Both airports are owned and operated by the Charleston County Aviation Authority.

Public safety

Fire and emergency services

The Mount Pleasant Fire Department has provided fire suppression and emergency services since 1837, initially as a volunteer agency, and today as a full-time fire department. Today, the fire department has 118 paid personnel augmented by 15 volunteers. It is internationally accredited by the Commission on Fire Accreditation International (CFAI). The Mt. Pleasant Fire Department was originally accredited in 2001 becoming the first accredited fire department in the state of South Carolina. Firefighters work twenty-four-hour rotating shifts. The corporate area and its surroundings are served by seven strategically located fire stations. The fire department administrative office is located within the City Municipal Complex. Mount Pleasant fire stations are staffed daily by 33 personnel. In 2007, under the supervision of Chief Herb Williams and Captain Robert Wronski, the Mount Pleasant Fire Department established a "Paramedic Engine" program, in which firefighters trained as Paramedics will carry the same equipment on the fire engines as in the ambulances. Currently, all engines in Mt Pleasant are now operating as "Paramedic Engines". This means in the event Charleston County EMS is delayed, the Mount Pleasant Fire Department will be able to provide life-saving procedures until the ambulance arrives.

Police

The Mount Pleasant Police Department, a 2006 CALEA Flagship Award recipient, employs 132 sworn officers and 43 civilian personnel, serving the entire municipal population. The police department, which is a nationally accredited agency, sanctioned by the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, has adopted the

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philosophy of service delivery, which requires officers to work together with citizens to identify community problems, determine the underlying cause, and develop solutions which address these causes in order to resolve the problem. Led by Chief Carl Ritchie, the police response time to the majority of the calls for service beats the national average. Encompassing , the department has split the town into eight patrol neighborhoods. Each patrol neighborhood is assigned to a specific officer on each shift.

Notable people

* Ben Bridwell, lead singer of

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, (1905–1992) educator * Travis Jervey, former NFL player with

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and

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; Super Bowl champion 1996, Pro Bowl 1997 * James E. Livingston, Maj. General U.S.M.C.;

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recipient * Justin Lock, meteorologist * Jack V. Mackmull, U.S. Army lieutenant general * Ronald Motley, trial lawyer * Barry Richardson, football player, selected by

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in 2008 NFL draft; played for Clemson * Bear Rinehart, lead singer of Needtobreathe * Shelby Rogers, tennis player *

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, country singer/songwriter *

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, American/German R&B, pop, dance singer of La Bouche; buried in Mt. Pleasant Memorial Gardens * D. J. Trahan, PGA Tour golfer * Abraham J. Turner, major general of

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* Steve Wood, Anglican bishop

References

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